Recorded 1981–2009 Boys' name Peak 2007 79 births

Nichollas — boys' name

79 babies named Nichollas in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s101990s402000s29
1990s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Nichollas was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

7 babies were named Nichollas in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nichollas

The Social Security Administration has registered 79 babies named Nichollas between 1981 and 2009, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nichollas currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nichollas performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Nichollas shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nichollas in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 79 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Nichollas at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

79

Since 1981

29 years of records

Peak year

2007

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1981

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2009

Nichollas popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1981

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (2007)
7
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
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Nichollas by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
40 births that decade — 51% of Nichollas's all-time total
1980s101990s402000s29

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nichollas?
79 babies have been named Nichollas since 1981. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 2007 with 7 births.
When was Nichollas most popular?
Nichollas was most popular in the 1990s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
How long has the name Nichollas been used?
Nichollas has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 29 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Nichollas?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nicholas, Nicolas, Nick, Nickolas, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1981–2009 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.